Draft of talk, for comment 11 May 201915 May 2019 I will be presenting this talk in Brisbane in a few weeks. Have a look and make suggestions. [embeddoc url=”https://evolvingthoughts.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/How_Would_Darwin_Classify-Handout-1.pdf” width=”100%” download=”all” viewer=”google”] History Natural Classification Species and systematics Systematics
History One more thing about Davies 26 Nov 2007 This paragraph: This shared failing is no surprise, because the very notion of physical law is a theological one in the first place, a fact that makes many scientists squirm. Isaac Newton first got the idea of absolute, universal, perfect, immutable laws from the Christian doctrine that God created the… Read More
Evolution Words and taxa 3 Nov 20074 Oct 2017 [This started as a discussion of the debate mentioned below. It got lost somewhere, and became me riffing on my favourite topics. Sorry.] I love it when people I know have a barny* in public, but it presents some delicate choices and sensibilities to be honoured. The case in point… Read More
History Quote 17 May 2009 The custom of making abstract dogmatic assertions is not, certainly, derived from the teaching of Jesus, but has been a widespread weakness among religious teachers in subsequent centuries. I do not think that the word for the Christian virtue of faith should be prostituted to mean the credulous acceptance of… Read More